ARES - Ares Management acquires $3.5B lender finance portfolio from PacWest Bancorp
2023-06-26 07:02:27 ET
- Ares Management ( NYSE: ARES ) on Monday said that certain funds managed by its Alternative Credit strategy have acquired a $3.5 billion specialty finance loan portfolio from PacWest Bancorp ( NASDAQ: PACW ).
- Backed by assets across a variety of industries and asset classes, the portfolio was originated by PacWest’s Lender Finance unit and consists of high quality, senior secured, asset-backed loans with commitments of ~$3.5 billion.
- "The move aims to improve liquidity and capital of PacWest Bancorp," said Paul Taylor, President and CEO of PacWest Bancorp.
- Ares Management ( ARES ) received exclusive funding from Barclays for the deal.
- Shares of PACW are up 8.6% in premarket trading on Monday.
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Ares Management acquires $3.5B lender finance portfolio from PacWest Bancorp